Samuel D. Thompson

Samuel D. Thompson (31 July 1935-) was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly (R-13) from 13 January 1998 to 10 January 2012, succeeding JoAnn H. Smith and preceding Declan O'Scanlon), and of the New Jersey State Senate from 10 January 2012 (succeeding Jennifer Beck).

Biography
Samuel D. Thompson was born in Mobile, Alabama on 31 July 1935, and he served in the US Army from 1955 to 1957. From 1972 to 1994, he was employed by the New Jersey Department of Health as a chemist and director of clinical laboratory improvement service. Thompson was involved with Republican Party politics, chairing the Middlesex County Republican Organization from 1987 to 1994 and serving as a delegate to every Republican National Convention from 1987 to 2012. He served on Governor Christine Todd Whitman's educational task force and on the New Jersey Turnpike Authority from 1994 to 1997, when he was elected to the General Assembly as the representative from the 13th district.